Caliper Wind Back tool

Mart34

By the way don't forget to open the brake fluid reservoir cap to avoid popping any seals.

arcon5

Mart34 wrote: »

By the way don't forget to open the brake fluid reservoir cap to avoid popping any seals.

+1

arcon5

In future op, you can pull the handbrake cable level (takes some effort) and watch the direction the piston rotates out to determine which way it rotates in,

gilbert_and_sullivan

Water pump pliers will usually do the trick if you don't have the correct wind back tool adapter.

colino

I'm glad you got the job done, but you might want to rethink, "don't forget to open the brake fluid reservoir cap to avoid popping any seals".

welfayre

Mart34 wrote: »

Very happy now that I've saved about £100 or however much it cost these days to have brakes replaced.

You get 0.7hours for a set of rear pads on your car. So would cost about £28 (at the prices around here) if you were supplying the parts.

forgotmyname

When trying to wind the piston back did you undo the bleed nipple?

If not your trying to force the fluid back up the system through the ABS and master cylinder etc.

This is a big risk on some cars because the seals are not designed to resist pressure going back up and seals can be flipped or damaged.

Open the bleed nipple and it all becomes easy with no risk to the seals etc. You can probably do it without the tool also.

arcon5

Of course opening the bleed nipples on a lot of cars nowadays is easier said than done.

straighttalker

Plus you'd have to rebleed the brakes which takes more time. Lots of garages don't open the bleed nipples when changing pads. I don't either.

forgotmyname

arcon5 wrote: »

Of course opening the bleed nipples on a lot of cars nowadays is easier said than done.

Why? What cars have issues with the bleed nipples?